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Home UPS - for the UK

I have had my BE850G2-UK now since Oct 2023, but have a few questions. My unit has the 850va / 520watt, is there a specific battery when i do come to replace it, i.e. each model in the range has differ...
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About every hour switch to battery and back

Our newest UPS, a Smart-UPS 2200, shows a lot of log-entries (around every! hour): 04/03/2024 08:00:21 Device UPS: An input voltage or frequency problem no longer prevents switching to bypass mod...
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Some of properties are not found from PowerChute Serial Shutdown

Hi, I recently purchased BX950MI-GR and I tried to monitor it through PowerChute Serial Shutdown WebUI. But I cannot see some of its properties like output voltage, temp. Is this just normal for thi...
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GBowles
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SMC1500I-2UC - changing static ip address

I need to change the static address assigned to this UPS. I cannot find any reference on how to do this in the Operation Manual; I have tried to do it on a pc running linux using the arp method describ...
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Tisof98
Tisof98

Cannot start APC BX750Mi in on-line mode

Hello, I just bought an APC BX750MI and when I start the device, the LEDs start flashing 4x every 30 seconds, meaning that the device is running in on-battery mode. I haven't found the way to switch to...
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How to know if the battery is dead?

Hi all, My UPS is cutting power in a few seconds when the main power is off. But at the same time the battery health seems to be okay. Here's the result of upsaccess in Linux : APC : 001,036,0873...
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PowerChute Serial Shutdown v1.2 issues

I just installed PSS 1.2 in Windows 11 Pro, enabled hibernation as the shutdown mode, and it works. However, when the system is powered back on, the HTML interface is unavailable for a couple of minute...
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PowerChute Serial Shutdown v1.2 availability?

When will PowerChute Serial Shutdown v1.2 be available to download? Numerous PDF documentation files are available, but the software itself is not linked on the web site: Software, PowerChute Serial ...
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APC XS1300q battery low voltage question

I have a Apc XS1300. It had been sitting in my garage for abit and I decided I wanted to plug it in and use it for my 3d printer. I pulled the batteries out of it to check the voltages on them and it’s...
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Back-UPS ES 750 doesn't work with replacement batteries

In 2008 I got a UPS Back-UPS ES 750 and it worked great until a few months ago. I noticed that the battery wouldn't charge past 35%, and after emailing support they told me that the battery needed to ...
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mikecham
mikecham

Parachute Personal Install

I cannot install Powerchute Personal. (Windows 10)It is connected and installed windows drivers on connection..It cannot see the UPS when installing so does not complete installation.Tried various Powe...
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